I’m beyond excited to be done with high school! More importantly, I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity, through the Ghana Educational Collaborative (GEC), to attend high school. I come from a very huge family; 9 siblings and 5 other dependents. As a result, the distribution of resources is very small that it cannot even pay one-tenth of my school fees.

Each day in high school reminded me of the blessed opportunity I have as a GEC scholar. I’ve seen other friends miss school for not paying their fees, and eventually repeating a grade for missing an exam. This has encouraged me to make use of my full scholarship opportunity to make myself, GEC family and donors all proud. As I prepare for college to study Petroleum Engineering, I’ve also been encouraged to work harder to become a change agent in my community to be able to give similar opportunities to others in the future.

To the GEC Board and donors: thank you for the difference you continue to make in my life, and many others, and being part of our success story. I'm eternally grateful.

​Yours Sincerely,Godwin KpodoGEC Scholar, Class of 2016 High School Graduate